14 C.F.R. § 203.4

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 203.4 - Montreal Agreement as part of airline-passenger contract and conditions of carriage
(a) As required by the Montreal Agreement, carriers that are otherwise generally required to file tariffs shall file with the Department's Pricing and Multilateral Affairs Division a tariff that includes the provisions of the counterpart to Agreement 18900.
(b) As further required by that Agreement, each participating carrier shall include the Agreement's terms as part of its conditions of carriage. The participating carrier shall give each of its passengers the notice required by the Montreal Agreement as provided in § 221.105 of this chapter.
(c) Participation in the Montreal Agreement, whether by signing the Agreement, filing a signed counterpart to it under § 203.3 , or by operation of law under § 203.5 , shall constitute a special agreement between the carrier and its passengers as a condition of carriage that a liability limit of not less than $75,000 (U.S.) shall apply under Article 22(1) of the Warsaw Convention for passenger injury and death. Such participation also constitutes a waiver of the defense under Article 20(1) of the Convention that the carrier was not negligent.

14 C.F.R. §203.4

ER-1324, 48 FR 8044, Feb. 25, 1983, as amended by ER-1338, 48 FR 31013, July 6, 1983; Doc. No. 47939, 57 FR 40100, Sept. 2, 1992; Doc. No. DOT-OST-2014-0140, 84 FR 15924, Apr. 16, 2019
84 FR 15924, 5/16/2019

The reporting provisions contained in paragraph (a) were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 3024-0064.